Air Pressure Defined
... • Low-pressure centers can produce bad weather in any season. Global Winds The atmosphere balances these differences by acting as a giant heat-transfer system. This system moves warm air toward high latitudes and cool air toward the equator. Non-Rotating Earth Model • On a hypothetical non-rotat ...
... • Low-pressure centers can produce bad weather in any season. Global Winds The atmosphere balances these differences by acting as a giant heat-transfer system. This system moves warm air toward high latitudes and cool air toward the equator. Non-Rotating Earth Model • On a hypothetical non-rotat ...
4th Grade Weather and Water Cycle Vocabulary
... What do we call the constant movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back to Earth’s surface? ...
... What do we call the constant movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back to Earth’s surface? ...
Krasting PowerPoint on Circulation
... – Thermally-driven – Rising air in the tropics from tropical convection – Equator-ward surface air turns to the right and gives rise to the easterly trade winds ...
... – Thermally-driven – Rising air in the tropics from tropical convection – Equator-ward surface air turns to the right and gives rise to the easterly trade winds ...
Air Temperature
... Around noon, the sun’s rays are most intense. However, even though incoming solar radiation decreases in intensity after noon, it still exceeds outgoing heat energy from the surface for a time. This situation leads to energy surplus for 2-4 hours after noon. It leads to a lag between the tim ...
... Around noon, the sun’s rays are most intense. However, even though incoming solar radiation decreases in intensity after noon, it still exceeds outgoing heat energy from the surface for a time. This situation leads to energy surplus for 2-4 hours after noon. It leads to a lag between the tim ...
Chapter 5: Atmospheric Moisture
... The hydrologic cycle refers to the regular cycle of water through the earth-atmosphere system Liquification of water occurs frequently at normal Earth temperatures – Occurs when air is saturated with respect to water vapor – The addition of water vapor, or the lowering of temperature, in saturat ...
... The hydrologic cycle refers to the regular cycle of water through the earth-atmosphere system Liquification of water occurs frequently at normal Earth temperatures – Occurs when air is saturated with respect to water vapor – The addition of water vapor, or the lowering of temperature, in saturat ...
Lesson 7
... guidance when making a forecast. They examine developing weather patterns and attempt to understand the factors which are likely to be responsible for the current and next day’s weather. D. Durran and L. Snellman, “The diagnosis of synoptic-scale vertical motion in an operational environment” (1987) ...
... guidance when making a forecast. They examine developing weather patterns and attempt to understand the factors which are likely to be responsible for the current and next day’s weather. D. Durran and L. Snellman, “The diagnosis of synoptic-scale vertical motion in an operational environment” (1987) ...
Weather PPT - Killeen ISD
... tornados. They are the tallest of all clouds and have an anvil shaped top due to the stronger winds at those altitudes. ...
... tornados. They are the tallest of all clouds and have an anvil shaped top due to the stronger winds at those altitudes. ...
Atmospheric convection
Atmospheric convection is the result of a parcel-environment instability, or temperature difference, layer in the atmosphere. Different lapse rates within dry and moist air lead to instability. Mixing of air during the day which expands the height of the planetary boundary layer leads to increased winds, cumulus cloud development, and decreased surface dew points. Moist convection leads to thunderstorm development, which is often responsible for severe weather throughout the world. Special threats from thunderstorms include hail, downbursts, and tornadoes.